DAN RUBIN AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS, Accession

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1 Finding Aid for DAN RUBIN AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS, Finding Aid Published: March 2015 Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford Oakwood Boulevard Dearborn, MI USA

2 OVERVIEW REPOSITORY: Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI ACCESSION NUMBER: CREATOR: Rubin, Daniel R. TITLE: Dan Rubin automotive photographs INCLUSIVE DATES: BULK DATES: QUANTITY: 3 cubic ft. LANGUAGE: The materials are in English. ABSTRACT: The Dan Rubin automotive photographs collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides documenting automobiles and automobile racing, primarily from 1952 to Page 2 of 8

3 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The photographs are open for research. COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to The Henry Ford by the donor. Copyright for some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). ACQUISITION: Acquired, 2010 ALTERNATE FORMS: Selected material from this collection has been digitized material and is available online at: ds=%22dan+rubin+automotive+photographs%22 PREFERRED CITATION: Item, folder, box, accession , Dan Rubin automotive photographs, Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford PROCESSING INFORMATION: Collection processed by Janice Unger, July DESCRIPTION INFORMATION: Original collection inventory list prepared by Janice Unger, July 2014, and published in August Finding aid written by Janice Unger, July 2014, and published in March Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and local guidelines. Page 3 of 8

4 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Dan Rubin was a noted New York photographer whose career took him around the world shooting his subjects. After majoring in photography at the New York High School of Art and Design, Rubin joined the Army Signal Corps during World War II, documenting troops in France and Germany. After his time in the military, Rubin attended the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to further his photographic knowledge. He became a well-respected photographer based in New York City, with a varied client base. He was the official photographer for the New York Giants during the 1960s. Rubin also shot advertising images for companies such as Alfa Romeo and Jaguar. Additionally, Rubin was known for his pictures of race cars and races, including those at Daytona, Indianapolis, and LeMans. - Biographical information from Photography s New Breed, a pamphlet reprinted from U.S. Camera and Travel, February 1965 (included in this collection under Articles From Magazines and Pamphlets, Folder 1 of 3, Box 1). SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Dan Rubin automotive photographs collection (3 cubic ft.) contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to his work from the 1950s to the 1970s. Of the almost 10,500 images, many are of automobiles produced by Austin-Healey, Jaguar, MG, and Rolls Royce. Of special note are his photographs related to testing at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Indianapolis 500, the Pierre Levegh accident at the Hours of Le Mans, and the 1961 Mickey Thompson Speed Runs at March Air Force Base (A.F.B.). The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically within each subject. Page 4 of 8

5 SUBJECT TERMS Names, Personal and Corporate Rubin, Daniel R. Garroway, Dave Moss, Stirling Shelby, Carroll Races or Events 24 Heures du Mans (Automobile race) Daytona 500 (Automobile race) Indianapolis Speedway Race Monaco Grand Prix Race Subjects Advertising Austin-Healey automobiles Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Automobiles, Racing, Speed records Bentley automobiles Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah Indy cars Jaguar automobile M.G. automobile Racing cars Rolls-Royce automobile Speed records Sports car racing Sports cars Sprite automobile Geographic Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) Genre and Form Color negatives Color photographs Color slides Contact sheets Negatives (photographic) Periodicals Photographic prints Transparencies Page 5 of 8

6 CONTAINER LIST Box no. Description BOX Bentley at MOMO, August 13, 1954 Articles From Magazine and Pamphlets (3 folders) Austin-Healey 100M at SCCA National Race, Thompson Raceway, Thompson, CT Sebring, 1954 Bonneville Salt Flats Austin-Healey 1956 (3 folders; subjects include Healey, Black Lightning Motorcycle, and MG World Class F Record) Salt Flats, Black Lightning, MG, MG & Drivers, (2 folders) Speed Tests, September 1959 (2 folders; also includes Mickey Thompson Challenger I) Time Trials, 1954 (3 folders) BOX 2 MG MG and Austin-Healey (color transparencies) MG and Bikes, Austin-Healey, 1956 (3 folders) MG Vehicle at Speed (color transparencies; possibly 1956 World Class F Record Run) Briggs Cunningham C3 Vignale, December 22, 1952 Cunningham and Walsh, XKSS Jaguar, February 5, 1967 Dan Rubin Daytona 500, 1967 (35mm color slides) Fiat-Lancia Factory, June 1955 Formula Race Cars and Drivers (negatives and contact sheet; subjects include Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory, and Pedro Rodriguez) Herb Lozier Old Car Negatives (copies of mounted photographic prints containing shots of old cars) BOX 3 Horsley Negatives, April 1, 1952 (subjects include MG cars, Chrysler l Amerique, Bentley, Mercedes, Duesenberg, Buick, Lozier, and Midget Citroen Electric) Indianapolis (4 folders; includes Time Trials) (2 folders; includes Time Trials) Page 6 of 8

7 BOX 4 Jaguar Advertising, March 1965 Auto Show, April 2, 1965 Car Test Valencia, October 20, 1954 E-Type (XKE) 2+2 Around New York City, March 8, Profile ¾ Front, Rear, and Interior 2+2, Coupe, Convertible, March 17, 1967 At Heliport, August 18, 1965 In Studio with Jaguar Cat and Pat Gainor, March 12, 1965 January 20, 1966 OP Pattern with XKE, October 20, 1965 Pat Gaynor Fashions with XKE in Showroom, March 20, 1965 Film (8x10 color transparencies; includes promotional shots of XKSS and one other model) Hood Ornament, November 6, 1964 MI-Dave Garroway, February 28, 1955 Road Test, April 8, 1955 Showroom, Barbara Carr, July 1965 XJ, 2+2, Coupe, Convertible, March 9, 1970 XJ, Westhampton, 1975 BOX 5 Levegh Accident at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955 (3 black and white photographic prints) Magazines (Chatter, July 1997; Sports Illustrated, September 13, 1954 magazine and slide of cover photograph) MG Road Test, Bridgehampton, November 1954 Tests, October 24, 1954 Mickey Thompson Speed Runs at March Air Force Base (A.F.B.), June 10, 1961 Miscellaneous Automobiles (5 folders; 35mm color slides; subjects include automobile shows, Rolls Royce automobiles, Austin-Healey automobiles, Ferrari Factory, Ford Thunderbird, and Mazda automobiles) BOX 6 Monaco Grand Prix, 1955 (35mm color slides and contact sheet prints) Motor Sports Club International Rally, September 26, 1953 Paperwork (Classic Car Chronicles, Master Lists, Morgue Envelopes) Paris Auto Show October 1957 Talbot-Largo, October 1957 Renault Factory, June 1953 Page 7 of 8

8 Rolls-Royce Black Silver Shadow Sedan in Country and at Night Miscellaneous (1-4 of 9 folders; subjects include Rolls-Royce automobiles, Bentley automobiles, antique automobiles, and automobile shows) BOX 7 Miscellaneous (5-9 of 9 folders; subjects include Rolls-Royce automobiles, automobile shows, United States Air Force aircraft, and sailing) Miscellaneous Silver Shadow and Factory White Convertible, Red Upholstery, Sutton Place (8x10 black-and-white negatives) BOX 8 Sterling Moss (8x10 black-and-white photographic prints) USAC Champ Car Series, Jimmy Bryan Memorial Race, Phoenix International Raceway, April 8-9, 1967 Photocopies (2 folders; photocopies of photographs; subjects include Bonneville Salt Flats, Cumberland 1956, Sebring from September 1955, Stirling Moss, Marquis Alfonso de Portago, and Mike Hawthorn) Page 8 of 8